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Sunday, October 26, 2014

ICT Festival 2014 gains momentum with Omo-Ettu presiding

The immediate past-president of the Association of
Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and Managing Partners of Telecom
Answers Associates (TAA), Engr. Titi Omo-Ettu, is to chair the Nigeria ICT
Festival 2014, reports ITRealms.

The chief host of the event and publisher cum Editor-in-Chief
of Business Journal magazine, the organisers, Mr. Prince Cookey, disclosed this
to ITRealms, saying that Engr.
Omo-Ettu is expected to chair the event which target is to draw a large number
of blue-chip operators in the Nigerian ICT space.

According to Cookey, the Nigeria ICT Festival 2014 has generated
positive response from regulators and operators in the nation’s ICT sector,
stressing that both the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and ATCON have
indicated interest to participate actively at the event set for Thursday,
October 30, 2014 in Lagos with the theme ‘Broadband: Path to Digital Future.’

Cookey further disclosed to ITRealmsthat Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive
Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would be the Special
Guest of Honour and in that respect deliver the keynote address at the event
while Engr. Lanre Ajayi, ATCON President is one of the distinguished guest speakers.

The organisers described the Nigeria ICT Festival 2014 as a
platform to further celebrate the achievements of the sector over the years,
give regulators, operators and telecom consumers the opportunity to generate
Strategic Plan of Action for future growth of the industry and offer operators
the opportunity to showcase their latest products and solutions to the market.

Cookey said the theme of the Festival, Broadband: Path to
Digital Future aptly captures the essence of the Broadband Initiative by the
Federal Government and the NCC to ensure sustainable growth of the industry via
application of Broadband technology.

He expressed optimism that the event is set for successful outing
given the high number of major players that have already signed on to
participate.

The Business Journal publisher listed some of the conference
topics to include: Broadband for the Masses: Perspective of Operators(MTN, Glo,
Airtel, Etisalat, MainOne), Mobile Money in the Age of Broadband: The CBN
Roadmap, Broadband: Opportunities & Challenges for Banks in Nigeria,
Strategies for Deepening E-Payment System in the Age of Broadband, Strategies
for Accessible & Affordable Broadband Regime in Nigeria: ATCON, ALTON,ITAN,
The Future of Local Assembly of PCs in Nigeria and Broadband: Opportunities
& Challenges for State Governments in Nigeria.